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i keep a very close eye on the boat market Flex. Treat the motor and hull as two separate things. His pricing is probably in the correct ballpark for a quality boat if it is indeed an 06 115hp. You cant go by the "well i paid 22k for a boat in 2010" logic. The pricing has gone completely out of whack because of covid. A perfect example, Imagine you could buy a brand new 20 foot glass boat, with a trolling motor, electronics and a 200 horsepower engine on it for $27,000...youd buy it right now without question, well in the year 2006 you could. Thats how out of whack pricing is. My boat is literally selling right now for more than the new retail price from 2006. 2 things you 1000% need to do before buying the boat, 1. Take it for a test drive, a 115 on a 16 foot aluminum the thing should be powerful as all hell, in fact is that even a legal amount of power for that boat? Im a bit concerned that the motor is actually rated for more power than the hull is legally allowed to have. As such you wont be able to get insurance. Check the stamp. During your test drive keep an eye on the bilge area. Is the boat filling with water? Your hull may have a blown rivet. 2. Walk away immediately if the seller is not open to you compression testing the motor (google how to do this its very straight forward) and second of all, get him to start the motor from cold. Lots of motors will run once they've been got running. Finally, you want my personal opinion? My best friend ditched their 04 smoker craft 2 years ago because the thing blew its rivets. That boat was the worst riding boat I have ever ridden in. Second of all, a 15 year old evinrude...There arent literal memes all over the internet about rolling the dice buying used evinrudes without reason. We also just had another board member post an entire thread about the fact that he could not get parts to fix the hydraulics on his 15? year old evinrude. Finally Evinrude shut down for a reason... Im sure this post is going to absolutely bug the heck out of someone here thats driving a smoker with a rude on it, so be it. As i said to the guy with the evinrude, and trust me on this one having bought two used boats in the past 5 years, boats and specifically 15-20 year old used boats are a money pit and a total PITA, at minimum if things are going to go wrong, you at least want to be able to get parts to fix the problems. Knock on wood, at minimum you hope that your used motor you buy wont blow any time soon, the rest is just maintenance.

This is why I love this board, fantastic info from great people. AKRISONER, fantastic feedback many thanks you have filled in a lot of points that I never would have thought about. I think that both of these last 2 posts have given me anough info to make my original gut feeling justified and go back to looking for a ski / fish boat so the whole family will get enjoyment from it, even though I will be the one using it about 90%. Many thanks, FLEX

Search Google maps, you'll easily figure out where you can launch that thing..

What he said, especially on the Evinrude, parts may become a problem with no fix in the future. I would not put that one on my list.

This one ain’t a Yamaha. Keep looking.

My 16' side console with 60 Yamaha was 16k brand new in 2010. I see the same unit only a 2000 for sale for 16k now so who knows the right price.

Fabulous! It has been decades since I had a feed of fresh smelts on the beach where they were caught. I am not sure if it is the passage of time, or the beverages consumed during the activities, that make the memories a bit hazy though.......... Thanks for the report! Doug

Buddy posted a ram parting out. Sent is this still available? Yup How much ? This much. Ok,I will come look Ok Show up,look over,locking handles broke. I say,how about this much ? Ok, So I will not say what I paid,but I felt like a thief,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, LOL I have looked over a lot of them. Nice to find the custom fit one. Leer Buddy even helped remove from the old truck and set up on mine. Bolts were rusty on the clamps and snapped. He gave me replaced with new. He is local and has a small scrap shop. He has loads of good steel rims. I will be back to get my winter ones from him. Real nice guy. Now to look for 2 locking handles and a blow up mattress,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Ram is starting to look really sharp.

I have the same boat = except it is a 99 Tracker Targa 1900 - it is phenomenal - i have owned it for 16 yrs Will do almost 50mph with full load - you will really enjoy Get yourself a power polisher - some high end polish and something to remove the old grime etc and it will be fine If you have questions email me Phil